Academy
overview
The MSC Academy program provides a bridge between recreational and competitive soccer with a specific, age-appropriate curriculum that is specifically structured to provide a safe and fun soccer environment for kids to make optimal developmental gains as soccer players.
The MSC Academy is designed as the next level for 9U and 10U players who are ready to progress from recreational soccer to a more structural training and playing program. The Academy is a center of a training and excellence where players are instructed twice weekly by certified staff members.
This program is a great introduction to competitive soccer and one that developmentally will give players the tools they need to advance to U11 competitive soccer.
Program Cost
- 9U (2016) - Players - $400 per season
- 10U (2015) - Players - $450 per season
- 9U $45 - Nike recreational kit includes: 1 black and 1 light blue jersey, black shorts, black socks
- 10U $200 - Nike competitive kit includes: 1 black and 1 light blue jersey. 1 black and 1 light blue shorts. 1 black and 1 light blue sock. Yellow Academy practice jersey
- A separate, additional tournament fee of $20 - $30 is also collected by team managers during the season if needed for tournament/coach travel.
- Financial aid and payment plan are available
Program Goals
- To improve players' technical skills (dribbling, passing/receiving, 1v1, shooting/finishing
- The players should be playing a minimum of 50% in all games but highly encourage more
- Players will learn to play multiple positions
- Create a healthy, learning environment
- To create smarter soccer players (THINKERS) - decision-making depending on game situations (on/off the ball)
- Foster a love for the game
Coaching Philosophy
Coaches are the role models for the players in soccer and as a person in an accepted position of authority, they have the largest impact. They can help the players be the best they can be! The interaction between the coach and player during practice and games is fundamental to the coaching process.
Coaches will use a mixture of guidance, teaching, questioning and demonstrating to effectively communicate and inspire players to develop the understanding of the game.
It is extremely important that coaches are able to put winning in perspective.
Coaches should encourage the players to be respectful of the game, the officials, and opponents. Losing needs to be viewed as an opportunity to learn for everyone.
Practice
MSC academy players are in what we call our "learn to train" phase. Practice will take place twice a week from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the yellow complex at Pelican Park with our certified staff coaches. Each session will be 90 minutes long.
MSC Training Curriculum
MSC academy players are pooled/team trained and developed using an age appropriate curriculum specifically designed and constantly improving by MSC coaching staff. The academy uses certified coaches and training to help our soccer players develop in a fun and safe environment, with additional emphasis on player development for competitive soccer in a play-practice-play format.
For more information about our MSC Academy, please email Academy Director Glenn Benjamin at benji@mscsoccer.org.
